Progress of severe hand, food and mouth disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2011.05.020
- VernacularTitle:重症手足口病研究进展
- Author:
Xiaoyu XIONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Severe hand,foot and mouth disease;
Neurogenic pulmonary edema;
Circulatory failure;
Brainstem encephalitis
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2011;38(5):487-490
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The virus of hand, foot and mouth disease(HFMD) damages nerve system.Brainstem is the main site and has some specific receptors.Severe HFMD has a high mortality.The main causes of death are cardiopulmonary and brain failure, so it is very important that risk factors of severe HFMD are timely judged and treated. Pulmonary edema of severe HFMD is mainly caused by neurological damage. At present, although it has still no standardized treatment scheme, the diagnosis and treatment for different stages have a significant effect.
